L E Birch, with Messrs Easthope and Blackwood, 1930s
Maker and role
Unknown, Photographer
Production date
1930s
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Object detail
Accession number
04/001/034
Maker
Description
Black and white original print of three men in the garden beside a villa style house. Standing at the back on the left is
Mr Easthope, on the right is Mr Blackwood. Sitting in front is Les Birch.
Les Birch was a amateur, also known as ham, radio operator, who with Blackwood and Easthope figured in Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith's trans-Tasman flight.
These men staffed the ham radio station, ZL2HI, which was a land based New Zealand radio.
Mr Easthope, on the right is Mr Blackwood. Sitting in front is Les Birch.
Les Birch was a amateur, also known as ham, radio operator, who with Blackwood and Easthope figured in Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith's trans-Tasman flight.
These men staffed the ham radio station, ZL2HI, which was a land based New Zealand radio.
Marks
from L to R Mr Easthope Mr Blackwood L.E. Birch These men figured in Smithies & Ulms flights esp. Messrs Birch & Blackwood Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 photographic print : black and white ; 8 x 11cm
Collection
Credit Line
Unknown. 1930s. L E Birch, with Messrs Easthope and Blackwood, 1930s, 04/001/034. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Production place
New Plymouth District
Taranaki
New Zealand
Taranaki
New Zealand
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